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Vegetarian Green Chili

Ingredients

• 2 cups long-grain rice
• 1/2 cup chopped green onion
• 6 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 cups chopped green sweet pepper
• 1 1/2 cups chopped celery
• 2 12-ounce bags shelled frozen sweet soybeans (edamame)
• 1 4.5-ounce can chopped green chiles
• 3 cups vegetable broth or reduced-sodium chicken broth
• 1 16-ounce jar green salsa (salsa verde)
• 6 cups spinach
• 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
• 3 avocados, pitted, peeled, and chopped
• Plain lowfat yogurt or sour cream (optional)

Directions

1. Cook rice according to package directions.
2. In a Dutch oven cook and stir onion and garlic in hot oil over medium-high heat for 2 minutes.
3. Add sweet pepper and celery and cook for 5 minutes.
4. Add edamame and green chiles and cook for 5 minutes.
5. Add broth and salsa verde and simmer, covered, for 15 minutes.
6. Stir in spinach.
7. Cook 1 minute.
8. Remove from heat.
9. Stir in cilantro and two of the chopped avocados.
10. Top with the remaining avocado and yogurt.
11. Serve with rice.

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